(a) This chapter may not be construed to apply to and/or prohibit:(a) Programs for Military Veterans, students with disabilities or students presently or formerly under a child protective services order;(b) Scholarly research or a creative work by students, faculty, employee or staff at an institution, college or public school or the dissemination of that work;(c) An activity of a registered student organization, guest speaker or performer at an institution, college or public school as long as state funds are not used;(d) A policy to limit or restrict freedom of speech pursuant to the First Amendment of the United State Constitution or Section 13 of the Mississippi Constitution or academic course instruction that undermines the duty of a public school, or public postsecondary educational institution to protect academic course instruction, intellectual diversity and true expression provided that none of these protected tenets conflict with this chapter;(e) Data collection or reporting of demographic data by a public school or public postsecondary educational institution;(f) Student recruitment;(g) Programs, campus activities or certifications for compliance with state and federal laws or applicable court order;(h) An institution, college or public school from requiring or taking action against a student, employee, faculty, staff or contractor for failing to comply with federal or state law;(i) Discussing pathological approaches or experience with students with mental or physical disabilities; or(j) Prohibit a public school or public postsecondary education institution from complying with any applicable academic accreditation standards or requirements.
(a) Programs for Military Veterans, students with disabilities or students presently or formerly under a child protective services order;
(b) Scholarly research or a creative work by students, faculty, employee or staff at an institution, college or public school or the dissemination of that work;
(c) An activity of a registered student organization, guest speaker or performer at an institution, college or public school as long as state funds are not used;
(d) A policy to limit or restrict freedom of speech pursuant to the First Amendment of the United State Constitution or Section 13 of the Mississippi Constitution or academic course instruction that undermines the duty of a public school, or public postsecondary educational institution to protect academic course instruction, intellectual diversity and true expression provided that none of these protected tenets conflict with this chapter;
(e) Data collection or reporting of demographic data by a public school or public postsecondary educational institution;
(f) Student recruitment;
(g) Programs, campus activities or certifications for compliance with state and federal laws or applicable court order;
(h) An institution, college or public school from requiring or taking action against a student, employee, faculty, staff or contractor for failing to comply with federal or state law;
(i) Discussing pathological approaches or experience with students with mental or physical disabilities; or
(j) Prohibit a public school or public postsecondary education institution from complying with any applicable academic accreditation standards or requirements.